Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Trump Squishes Paris Treaty
The economic implications of the US President's exit from the global climate change deal.
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Calling Time on the Boss
When is the right time for a chief executive to choose to step down?
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Are Robo-Taxis the Future of Cars?
Are automated electric vehicles about to transform our roads out of all recognition?
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Sinking State?
The growing concern about rising sea-levels and its impact on Florida real estate
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Worked to Death in Japan
Why are young people in Japan literally working themselves to death?
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Sheep, Cows and Subsidies
Are hill farmers in Wales regretting the UK's decision to leave the European Union?
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Moscow's Controversial Redevelopment Plan
Plans to demolish Soviet era apartment blocks have been met with angry protests.
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Speaking Russian in Latvia
In the EU bordering Russia, what is the economic future of eastern Latvia?
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Leading The Way on Gender Equality?
Sweden often tops gender equality lists, but is that status totally deserved?
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The World Held to Ransom?
From election hacks to WannaCry, we discuss cyber threats with Garry Kasparov and others.
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Industrial Decline and Europe's Left
With stagnant wages and vanishing industries, why is Europe's centre-left doing so badly?
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Rise of the Sex Robots
Could robots designed for sex and companionship really substitute human relationships?
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Slaves To The Algorithm?
The equations telling us what to buy and what to do next, but are they fit for purpose?
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One Belt One Road
A glorified investment splurge, or a meaningful bid by China to lead the world economy?
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A 'Golden Opportunity' for Somalia?
Despite drought and an Islamist insurgency, is Somalia's economy set to turn the corner?
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Should Rivers Have Rights?
Watercourses in both India and New Zealand have been declared legal persons. To what end?
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Hormones: Vitamin D
Do our indoor work lives mean many of us are not producing enough of this vital hormone?
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Ireland, Brexit and the Border
How will the UK's departure from the EU affect cross-border trade in Ireland?
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Macron Wins French Presidential Election
How will Emmanuel Macron begin to address problems in the French economy?
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Brexit: A Warning to London
The boss of Goldman Sachs says he is already contingency planning to relocate staff.
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Mining in Congo: Knee-Deep in Corruption?
Are gold and other minerals still hotbeds of banditry, theft and bribery in the DR Congo?
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Hormones: Testosterone
Is this supposed elixir of manliness responsible for causing stock market bubbles?
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Could China Shut Down North Korea?
We report from the border between China and North Korea on the economic relationship
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Japan's Exploited Foreign Workers
Low-skilled workers face exploitation and a fight for their rights and wages in Japan.
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Trump's 100-Day Report Card
How much has Trump achieved economically at this milestone in a US president's tenure?
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Bluefin Tuna: Loved to Death?
Could Japan's craving for this fish end up wiping out what is a favourite sushi staple?
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A Basic Income for All?
Should we all get a basic income from the state?
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Machine Learning
Machines are getting smarter all the time, but do they already take too many decisions?
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French Election: Macron Versus Le Pen
Centrist Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election.
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French Elections: Meet the Candidates
The economic factors at play ahead of round one of France's presidential election.